Legal Opinion
Wilkens v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 10, 1992No. 70136PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OVERSTREET, Judge.
James Joseph Wilkens, Jr., appellant, was indicted for the offense of capital murder in the shooting deaths of Richard Wood and Larry McMillen, Jr. both having been committed during the same criminal transaction on or about December 27, 1986 in Smith County, Texas. Appellant was convicted and sentenced to death on or about February 18, 1988. This is appellant’s direct appeal of this verdict wherein he raises twelve points of error.
Appellant does not raise sufficiency of the evidence, and so a detailed recitation of the facts is not necessary. Briefly, he is accused of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Satterwhite v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Buchanan v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Brumfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
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